Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure
Longford (clonbeg Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Longford (clonbeg Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.37779, -8.20224
- SMR number
- TS073-029----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the Galty mountain range, on a natural ledge on a very steep NNE slope close to summit of Knocknanuss. A drystone shelter (dims. 2.2m NW-SE; 2.6m NE-SW) composed of large sandstone boulders with a large boulder (H 0.6m) at the front entrance (dims. 0.55m x 1.6m). The lintelled roof is slightly corbelled. The interior drops down (H 1.1m), with a sloping floor extending underneath the entrance boulder.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - boundary cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.